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CVE-2026-17051: zephyrproject zephyr · Bounds

Affects zephyrproject zephyrSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium : upgrade to 4.4.2 or 4.3.2 when convenient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 11:40 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (zephyr)CVSS 3.16.0
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.4.2, 4.3.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade zephyrproject zephyr to 4.4.2 or 4.3.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
zephyrprojectzephyrAffected
  • >=4.4.0 <4.4.2
Fixed in
  • 4.4.2
zephyrprojectzephyrAffected
  • >=3.5.0 <4.3.2
Fixed in
  • 4.3.2
GitHubzephyrpkg:github/zephyrOther threatsAffected
  • >=3.5.0 <4.3.2
  • >=4.4.0 <4.4.2
Fixed in
  • 4.3.2
  • 4.4.2

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in Zephyr versions 4.3.2 and 4.4.2 that rejects doorbell messages with lengths exceeding the buffer size, logging and acknowledging them to prevent blocking. Users should upgrade to these fixed versions to remediate the vulnerability.

Description

CVE-2026-17051 is a vulnerability in the Intel SEDI IPM driver of the Zephyr project that allows an out-of-bounds write due to improper bounds checking of a message length field. The driver reads a length value from a peer-written doorbell register and uses it to copy data into a fixed-size buffer without verifying the length against the buffer size. This can cause a buffer overflow of up to 895 bytes in interrupt context, corrupting kernel data structures and potentially causing a system crash. The flaw affects Zephyr versions from 3.5.0 up to but not including 4.3.2, and from 4.4.0 up to but not including 4.4.2. Fixed versions are 4.3.2 and 4.4.2.

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